Hope Rises
As the roses fade
The sudden pall of winter
Falls again
The shadows in her eyes
Reveal the days
That have escaped her
And now his name
Echoes
From the silence within
Yet hope rises
On her finely fashioned wings
She longs to fly
To drift higher
Upon the wind
She whispers
The longing of her heart
Restless of wanting
Aching
For what is out of reach
Longing
For a glimpse
Of her beloved
To catch
The dream that he was
To reach
His distant shores
And then
Drifting
Down with the tide
Land in his eyes
From where she can see
That she is beautiful
A moment in time
Between them
A tender kiss
And she has found
A place to land
And once again
In him
She has found
Herself
© Ann Bagnall 2013, Edited 2018.
